Sinden, Elain Dorothea2025-08-132025-08-132015https://hdl.handle.net/10566/20700This study is an examination of gender mainstreaming in local government in South Africa. with specific reference to the City of Cape Town. The thesis situates gender mainstreaming in broader discourses and policy making about equal rights and equal employment opportunities for women. particularly pertaining to the discussion of gender mainstreaming. that was adopted after the 1995 United nations World Conference on Women (referred to as the Beijing Platform fo r Action). The study places the gender mainstreaming discussions in the South African context, pointing out that while legislation and policy measures have been introduced to promote gender mainstreaming as a way of advancing equal rights and equal opportunities. thi has not exceeded to the extent intended. The study found discrepancy in the employment and participation between men and women in almost all sectors. including local government and specifically the City of Cape Town.enEqual employmentCity of Cape TownNational Gender MachineryDepartment of Local Government